Toward a Global Digital Library

Toward a digital mathematics library?

After an overview of theworldwidemathematical journals ecosystem, we summarise some of the hopes and fears raised by the digital environment. We then review the underlying principles and main features of some of the projects launched by Cellule MathDoc that aim at settling robust foundations and giving wider access to academic mathematical research journals. In turn, they could prefigure some b...

A Global Approach to Digital Library Evaluation

This paper describes the key advances on digital library evaluation research. The paper provides a comparison of the existing models, the current research questions in this area, an integrated LIS-oriented evaluation framework, and a selection of international projects.

A Global Approach to Digital Library Evaluation Towards Quality Interoperability

Digital Library Activities in Germany The German Digital Library Program GLOBAL INFO

Several digital library projects have emerged in Germany in recent years. The German Digital Library Programme GLOBAL INFO, which is funded by the federal ministry for education and research from 1998 to 2003, is about to become the most important of them. It has the aim to advance for the single scientist „optimal access to the world-wide electronic and multimedial information on full texts, l...

Digital Library Evaluation: Toward an Evolution of Concepts' TEFKOSARACEVIC

WHILETHERE WERE MANY EFFORTS IN THE RESEARCH and practices of digital libraries, evaluation was not a conspicuous activity. It is well recognized that digital library evaluation is a complex and difficult undertaking. Challenges facing digital library evaluation are enumerated. A conceptual framework for evaluation is suggested. A review of evaluation efforts in research and practice concentrat...